We recently adopted a 1year old beagle. I feed her twice a day, at the exact same time every day with a small bed time snack. However, her bathroom routine varies quite a bit and she can 'go' anywhere from 2-4 times a day; always first thing in the morning and before bed, but at times throughout the day as well. Is this normal?
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It is good feeding on a schedule like that. Good for you. As for her variance in her potty habits one thing comes to mind. Her food. It hasbeen my experience dogs stay on a better schedule with the better dog foods. Our pets need quality pet food. Read the ingredients list and learn what the stuff on there is and what it does (or does not do) to/for our pets. A quick pet food 101. If the pet food contains corn/corn products or by products it is a poor quality food. Corn is a filler that can trigger skin problems. (allergies, skin problems, itching and excessive shedding) By products is anything from an animal not fit for human consumption, including cancerous tissue. Do not pay attention to advertising, they all say there food is great. "Vet approved" means they have a vet on staff to approve their product. In other words, someone paid to approve it. Same with foods most vets recommend. Salesmen "gift" vets then the vet recommends the food. Most vets are not nutritionists! Quality foods have meat as the first ingredient. California Natural, Solid Gold, Innova and Merrick are a few of the best brands available. If you want to learn more check out: http://www.sagekeep.com/petfood.htm... www.api4animals.org/facts?p=35... more=1 http://animalark.eapps.com/animal/petfoo...
After reading some of the other answers I should add feeding 2-3 times a day is ideal! You just take their full days ration and divide it into the number of feedings. This way you don't over feed, just space it out. Feeding a dog once a day can be dangerous, especially with deep chested dogs that are prone to bloat...
crate train your dog
Yeah especially as a puppy. After one year they can go for about 6 to 8 hours between outsies. Feeding her twice a day is a lot. my pups get feed once a day plus a few treats during the day. Have you actually watcher her go or does she just want out 2-4 times a day. Beagles love to be outside she may just like to be outdoors.
this is absolutly normal my dogs do that all the time and ive have dogs my whole life it is nothing to be afraid of its normal
also wut ever u do do not crate train ur dog beagels love to be outside and they will hate being in a crate so just dont do it ok
are you talking about pooping 2-4 times a day? that's normal.
If she's urinating 2-4 times a day, that's not normal, she should be urinating more.
ive read splitting the food to twice a day is good, thats what i'm doing with my beagle/terrier puppy so far. but my other dog only ate once at night.
i also read beagles are notorious for being bad at housetraining and that's why so many are put outdoors unfortunately.
Your dog's behavior is found in her breed. Beagles have TONS of energy, and they love to be walked, and they also like to 'go' whenever they 'feel the need' ... in fact, the fact that your dog wants to 'do her thing' ONLY 2-4 times a day besides her morning and bedtime 'routine' is fairly unusual. I've had a beagle, and she kept me 'on my toes' with her 'I need a little walk, I've gotta go' routine ... for up to eight little walks a day. If you don't have a yard with a good fence, then you may have a problem, because you will need to take your dog for a walk at leat 3 times a day ... and you really shouldn't do that at a specific time ... but the good thing is that if you start paying this attention to your dog, you'll get good exercise. Beagles LOVE to walk, and will walk up to 20 MILES on a walk with half the chance. If you don't want to walk that far, you don't have to ... but if you want a 'totally happy dog' I suggest you hire a neighbor kid to come in at least once a day to take your dog for a good LONG walk to wear her out. You'll find that once she get's into that 'better routine' she'll 'need' to 'go' less often.
this is perfectly normal especially since shes a puppy. When i first got my dog he would go at all different times but he is getting better and so will your dog!
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